[Verse 1]
Everybody tells me it’s ’bout time that I moved on
And I need to learn to lighten up and how to be young
But my heart is a valley, it’s so shallow and man made
I’m scared to death if I let you in that you’ll see I’m just a fade
Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch
But I know that’s just me cause nothing ever is enough
When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea
There was something in the water, now that something’s in me
Oh I can’t go back, but the reeves are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the river

[Pre-Chorus]
But it’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain
It’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain

[Chorus]
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea

[Verse 2]
I should probably tell you now before it’s way too late
That I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face
Consider this my apology, I know it’s years in advance
But I’d rather say it now in case I never get the chance
No I can’t go back, but the reeves are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the river

[Pre-Chorus]
But it’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain
It’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain

[Chorus]
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea

[Outro]
River Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea 1

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3 user explanations and meanings

Anonymous

Don't kill me

I personally don’t understand the lyrics but my mom tried to explain it to me. She says its about a girl who uses her past as an excuse for her dating habits. It says, “every heart that I use to heal the pain” so we can assume that she goes through a lot of men to heal the pain of her past and she blames it on the river lea, which stands for her past. Idk this is how she explained it.

Not a murderer

The river Lea seems to be a symbol for childhood in general, like as a kid going to the town river, especially because it’s mentioned that she can’t go back to the river which only makes sense if it’s symbolic. Based on that, this song is about an adult who blames her past for her current poor behavior including the creation of relationship issues but makes no attempt to improve because the excuse is too convenient